Tons of Fun

This fun shaped card is for my godson's birthday, which is coming up at the end of the month.

The card was made by using an elephant from "ZooBalloo" to create the base.  I cut two of the shadows and adhered them together at the top.  

The balloons are from "Birthday Bash."  I used foam tape to adhere them at the top and regular glue to adhere them under the trunk.  The flag is from "Create a Critter."  I hid the face on the flag and then stamped my sentiment on the flag.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Mini Messages set.  I used foam tape to adhere the top part and regular glue to adhere the stick under the trunk.  I added a bow from "The First Few Years" to finish off the front.

I used two different stamps to create my sentiment on the inside.  The top part is from Jaded Blossom, the Party Animal stamp set.  The bottom part is from My Favorite Things, the Adorable Elephants set.

Birthday Kitty

I made another kitty card today, this one for a birthday.

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and made of black card stock.  I cut a wood grain layer at 5 1/4"x4" and a grey polka dot layer at 4 1/4"x3."  I used the insert shape feature in Cricut Design Space to cut the circles and the stars.  The black circle is 3 1/4," the wood grain circle is 3," the larger star is 1 1/4," and the smaller star is 3/4."  I then  covered the stars with yellow glitter and popped up the smaller one with foam tape.

The banner in the background is from "The First Few Years" cartridge.  I cut it from silver glitter card stock at 1"x3."  The kitty is from SVG Cutting Files.  It is called Chunky Cat with Present and Party Hat.  I used foam tape to pop up the feet and also to pop up the kitty on the circle.  I also covered the eyes and nose with glossy accents.  I added some yellow pearls to the party hat as well.  I finished off the card with a sentiment from the So Many Birthdays stamp set by Jaded Blossom.

I made this for the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge Blog: use a pet

Seize the Birthday: sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges: add some "pop" to your card (I popped up some of the elements)

Color Throwdown: color combination

Shower Time

A friend of mine from work needs a bridal shower card for tomorrow, so I said I would make her one.  This is what I came up with:

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  The card base is white card stock.  I then cut another piece of white card stock at 4"x3."  I then masked off a piece of the card stock and inked up the rest of it.  I used barn door, victorian velvet, and spun sugar Distress Inks by Tim Holtz to create an ombre background.

The umbrella is from the "Bridal Shower" Cricut cartridge.  It is cut at 2 3/8" tall.  It is just a hair wider than the piece of the card stock I masked off.  The hearts are from the Cricut cartridge "The First Few Years."  It is actually a border, but I hid the contour of everything but the hearts.  I cut them at various sizes from colors of card stock that matched my inks.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Love Notes set.

For the inside I cut a piece of white card stock at 4 1/4"x3" to use as a mat.  I used another sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamps, this one from the Everyday Greetings set.  I also added another red heart for a little color.

I made this for the following challenges:

CASology:  cue word - ombre

The Friday Mashup: umbrellas & polka dots

Udder-ly Adorable

This card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I used ivory card stock for the card base.  The pink floral card stock is cut at 5 3/8"x4 1/8."  The banner is from "When I Was a Kid."  It was cut to fit the length of the card.

The label is from "The First Few Years," cut at 3," and the cow is from "Noah's ABC Animals," cut at 2."  I covered the darker part of the cow in flocking powder.  To get the color I wanted I mixed a glittery red flock and a fuchsia flock together.  I also added glossy accents to the horns, which is hard to see since they are so small.  The cow is adhered with foam tape, and I added three dark red gems to the label.

The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps.  It is another one from the the Little Critters set!

Woodland Birthday

Here is today's woodland themed card:

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I used brown card stock for the card base, then but a piece of wood grain patterned card stock to be the mat.  I used the Cricut Explore and an image from "Wild Card" to create the circular window.  It was cut at 5 1/4"x4."  The wood grain patterned card stock is from the Good Wood Stack by DCWV.

I stamped my birch tree images on some white card stock and mounted it behind the window.  I colored in the lenticels with the vintage photo Distress Marker.  FYI: the lenticels are those rips or tears you see in the bark of some trees, like birch.  The birch trees and owl are from the Autumn Groves stamp set by Paper Smooches.  The birch trees are stamped in rich cocoa ink and the owl is stamped in midnight black ink, both by Tsukineko.

The label is from the "First Few Years" cartridge.  It was cut to fit the sentiment, so it is 0.841"x2.783."  I then stamped the sentiment in midnight black ink by Tsukineko.  The sentiment is another Paper Smooches stamp, this one is from the Salutations set.  I then finished off the card with three brown sequins.

I made this for the following challenges:

Paper Smooches: photo inspiration

CASology: cue word - "NBUS" (never been used stuff) (the wood grain card stock, tree and owl stamps)

Tuesday Throwdown: sketch